Mark Canada and I (Bill Burke) are just back from the B4TExpo in Austin, TX. (B4T means Business For Transformation, which is more or less comparable to BAM: Business and Mission.) This expo is the main annual gathering in the… Read More »2023 B4T Expo: Insights and Impact
Baseball season in the US is coming to a close.. As the off-season approaches, teams will begin searching for players to fill crucial slots.: “We need a great left-handed reliever” or “gotta find a long-ball hitter.” These teams have a… Read More »MDE: The Team That Joins You
Rob* is an MDE member and BAM venture owner, to whom we provide business and missional support services. He resides in a bustling city in South Asia. Rob spends his day fielding calls from Asian suppliers and Western buyers. As… Read More »Empowering Others for BAM
The first career of MDE member Marilyn* spanned three decades working for the United States Congress, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and collaborating with nonprofit organizations. Her key career theme was the rebuilding of governance institutions in countries… Read More »Job Creation: A Path to Healing
Recently, BAM Global reposted the results of a survey they conducted with practitioners. This group of surveyed BAMers candidly shared their stories in hopes of helping others. They were asked: If you had to give the top two or three… Read More »Crucial Elements for Successful BAM
“Our goal is to connect Christ-followers with opportunities and resources that encourage and enable them to use their vocational skills and passions in unreached communities for the purpose of teaming with others in planting healthy, reproducing churches through the natural… Read More »Uganda: Rising above Poverty
Marketplace and Development Enterprises provides services for a growing number of members making disciples in the “marketplaces” of the world. Thanks to the development of technology, MDE can walk alongside members virtually, although we have never met many of them… Read More »When the Crowd Moves Us to Compassion
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Col 3:17, NIV) In one simple sentence, the Apostle Paul captures our calling… Read More »Business…and Mission
“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.” Isaiah 9:2 (NLT) As a globally-minded believer, you’re aware of the mounting obstacles to sharing… Read More »Business and Mission Reaches More
MDE entered into a unique business partnership in 2019 with a vision for franchising hydroponic greenhouses in the least-reached areas of the world. This endeavor was called VertaHerb by its founder, Bill Koyl, and would change to VertaFarms. Below is… Read More »Business is a Training School